India has one of the largest highway and road networks on the planet, second only to the road network of the United States. Even though the National Highways represent only 2% of the total network length, they handle about 40% of the total road traffic. Some of the major projects that are being implemented include the National Highways Development Project and the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the apex road development agency, has planned to six-lane 6,500 kms of the Golden Quadrilateral and other high density corridors by 2012 under NHDP-V. As per budget 2010-11 invests $551million to build, operate and maintain the provincial highway system, including $250 million in new highway construction and repaving this year - the second largest highways capital program. With growing road and highways infrastructure development, it has provided ample scope for business projects. There are numerous Roads and highways News, Public news notification for road and highways, Global road transport news,Highways development news, Road development bid invitation, Road expansion news,road news and contracts afloat around the world.
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